Some 42.16 acres (17 ha) of land for park were originally purchased in June 1955.

[1] After unsuccessfully attempting different ways of managing and operating the park, it was closed in 1977.

[1][3] While the park itself was closed, the state has retained a 13-acre (5.3 ha) portion of the site.

The land also provides access from the Coopers Rock State Forest trail system to Cheat Lake.

The other 29.16 acres (11.80 ha) were first leased and then sold to Fred St. Clair in 1985 for recreational use.